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Famous Murder Cases
August 14, 2024

Alex Murdaugh Could Get New Murder Trial as State Supreme Court Reviews Appeals

On Tuesday, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that it would decide whether Alex Murdaugh will get a new murder trial. The Post and Courier reported that the court decided it would take over Murdaugh’s case after his trial attorneys requested the court to take jurisdiction over one of their two appeals. Murdaugh’s attorneys appealed …

Ethics
May 31, 2024

Court Clerk in Alex Murdaugh’s Murder Trial Faces 76 Counts of Ethics Violations

The former South Carolina court clerk accused by the Alex Murdaugh defense team of tampering with the jury has been summoned to a State Ethics Commission hearing to answer to more than 75 ethics violations uncovered during the course of the investigation. Becky Hill, at the time the Colleton County Clerk of Court, resigned from …

Court
April 1, 2024

Alex Murdaugh Says He’s ‘Filled with remorse’ as He’s Sentenced to 40 Years for Federal Financial Crimes

On Monday, a federal court sentenced ex-lawyer — and convicted killer — Alex Murdaugh to 40 years for stealing millions from his former clients. The Greenville News reported that Murdaugh’s 40-year federal sentence will run concurrently with the 27-year state sentence he received last year for similar crimes. Murdaugh is currently serving two life sentences …

Court
March 29, 2024

Alex Murdaugh Violated Plea Deal by Failing Polygraph Tests, Feds Say

On Tuesday, federal authorities said that convicted killer Alex Murdaugh violated the terms of a plea agreement by failing a polygraph test regarding his financial crimes. Prosecutors, who did not provide specifics, said the FBI interviewed Murdaugh on four instances and he was deceptive and avoided providing answers. They also claimed Murdaugh, 55, failed two …

Court
March 25, 2024

Court Clerk Resigns Months After Jury Tampering Accusations During Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial

A South Carolina court clerk who faced allegations of jury tampering during the Alex Murdaugh trial announced her resignation on Monday. The Post and Courier reported that Rebecca Hill’s resignation comes amid an ongoing investigation by the State Law Enforcement Division and the State Ethics Commission. SLED has confirmed it is investigating Hill for jury …

Famous Murder Cases
February 14, 2024

NEW VIDEO Shows Alex Murdaugh’s Arrest for Wife & Son’s Murders

A newly-released video shows Alex Murdaugh’s arrest in Florida for the 2021 murders of his wife and son at their family property in South Carolina. CourtTV obtained the bodycam footage which shows Murdaugh’s arrest outside a rehab facility where he underwent treatment for drug and alcohol addiction after he had a family friend shoot him …

Podcast
February 9, 2024

[Zone 7] Murdaugh Murder Mayhem: The Latest on Alex Murdaugh with Joshua Schiffer

The Murdaugh family is an affluent American family that has lived in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina. Alex Murdaugh, 55, is sentenced to life in prison with no parole for the 2021 murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. He and his legal team have sought to overturn the verdict and request a …

Court
January 29, 2024

BREAKING: Alex Murdaugh DENIED New Trial in Slayings of Wife & Son

On Monday, a South Carolina judge denied Alex Murdaugh’s request for a new trial in the deaths of his wife and son. While Judge Jean Toal determined Clerk of Court Rebecca “Becky” Hill was not “completely credible as a witness,” she found that her actions did not influence the jury to reach their guilty verdict. …

Court
January 29, 2024

VIDEO: Court Clerk in Alex Murdaugh Trial Grilled on Stand About Jury Tampering

The court clerk who was accused of jury tampering took the stand on Monday amid Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial. According to Fits News, Rebecca Hill said she made $100,000 on her book, Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders, which she later admitted to plagiarizing. She later denied allegations that she …